Igbos come show your proverbs skills

Date: 22-12-2009 10:53 am (14 years ago) | Author: Derby
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- at 22-12-2009 10:53 AM (14 years ago)
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Igbos are well renowned for their use of proverbs or idioms in expressing themselves. Let us build a catalogue of these proverbs with explanation in English language so that other tribes will appreciate how rich our heritage is.

Igbo Kwezuenu!!!

Posted: at 22-12-2009 10:53 AM (14 years ago) | Newbie
- Derby4Life at 22-12-2009 10:54 AM (14 years ago)
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Ndi igbo si na nwata etoghi eto juo ihe gburu nna ya, ihe gburu nna ya e gbu ya - A child who is not old enough to ask what killed his father, the same that killed his father will kill him too
Posted: at 22-12-2009 10:54 AM (14 years ago) | Newbie
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- Marvellina at 22-12-2009 11:22 AM (14 years ago)
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Nwanna iga di
Posted: at 22-12-2009 11:22 AM (14 years ago) | Newbie
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- Marvellina at 22-12-2009 11:31 AM (14 years ago)
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Atuoru omara omaru, kama na atuoru ofeke ofenye isi na ohia, He who has ears let him hear the word of the elders
Posted: at 22-12-2009 11:31 AM (14 years ago) | Newbie
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- Vixenx at 24-12-2009 11:57 PM (14 years ago)
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Ya'll sound very experienced
Posted: at 24-12-2009 11:57 PM (14 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- onyiis at 12-02-2010 02:45 PM (14 years ago)
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A nyukoo mamiri onu ya agboo ufufu..............United is power

Posted: at 12-02-2010 02:45 PM (14 years ago) | Hero
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- kurupt419 at 30-10-2011 08:17 PM (12 years ago)
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nde be anyi ndewo nu,  ana aso igbu ukwu anya oya ga ara onwe ya.. Huh?
Posted: at 30-10-2011 08:17 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- escapedprince at 30-10-2011 11:56 PM (12 years ago)
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ojim na ala ji onwe ya,you dont know you are wasting your time, when you are decietfull performing  a task.
Posted: at 30-10-2011 11:56 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Ajento at 31-10-2011 04:40 AM (12 years ago)
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Ezigbo odu bu nke madu nyere onweya - The best advice is one you gave to yourself.

Osisi ukwu darue ala nwata anyia ya elu - The downfall of a big tree affords a child the rear opportunity to climb it.
Posted: at 31-10-2011 04:40 AM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- cadanre at 31-10-2011 10:28 AM (12 years ago)
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I believe we are short of Inyamirai who really know how to speak their own language. CHINEKE NDI HAUSA!

Posted: at 31-10-2011 10:28 AM (12 years ago) | Hero
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- mallorca at 31-10-2011 05:51 PM (12 years ago)
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Quote from: Marvellina on 22-12-2009 11:31 AM
Atuoru omara omaru, kama na atuoru ofeke ofenye isi na ohia, He who has ears let him hear the word of the elders
na so

Posted: at 31-10-2011 05:51 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- mallorca at 31-10-2011 05:52 PM (12 years ago)
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Quote from: onyiis on 12-02-2010 02:45 PM
A nyukoo mamiri onu ya agboo ufufu..............United is power
agaghim eso anyu yabu mamiri na agbo ufufu

Posted: at 31-10-2011 05:52 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- mallorca at 31-10-2011 05:53 PM (12 years ago)
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Quote from: kurupt419 on 30-10-2011 08:17 PM
nde be anyi ndewo nu,  ana aso igbu ukwu anya oya ga ara onwe ya.. Huh?
hahahahahahahahahahahaha guy u dey crase o

Posted: at 31-10-2011 05:53 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- mallorca at 31-10-2011 05:53 PM (12 years ago)
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Quote from: geepopski on 31-10-2011 12:22 AM
OKIRI KIRI KA ANA AGBA UKWU OSE MANA ANAGHI ARI YA ENU.
okwuigbo

Posted: at 31-10-2011 05:53 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- escapedprince at 31-10-2011 09:01 PM (12 years ago)
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nkiri  nkiri , ka ana ekiri udele, anaghi eri udele eri 

onye uzu amaghi akpu ogele ya lee egbe anya na odu
Posted: at 31-10-2011 09:01 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- cutelizzy at 31-10-2011 10:15 PM (12 years ago)
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Na wa o,na only igbo na naijapals,were r other tribe?
Posted: at 31-10-2011 10:15 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
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- kebella at 31-10-2011 10:22 PM (12 years ago)
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ogbeye kwu aka osoro ogaranya rie nri

Posted: at 31-10-2011 10:22 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- OSASDON94 at 22-11-2011 03:15 PM (12 years ago)
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Na wa o,na only igbo na naijapals,were r other tribe?

igbo people love foolling themselfes everywhere.................. Roll Eyes
Posted: at 22-11-2011 03:15 PM (12 years ago) | Newbie
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- kebella at 22-11-2011 03:22 PM (12 years ago)
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i think ur the one fooling urself here ...............whats wrong with yu n' igbos.......pls yu can make a post abt ur tribe n' stop been a nuisance digging old dead post just to insult igbos.......get a life pls mtchew Angry Angry Angry Angry

Posted: at 22-11-2011 03:22 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- meetashley at 22-11-2011 09:59 PM (12 years ago)
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Kabella leave him. his tribe dont have a life so he is use to messing himself around. abeg back to the proverb.

Okuko si na ihe na ewe ya iwe abughi mma etinyere ya n"olu, kama na obu ike aboro ya _ Hen said that he is not upset because of the knife they put on his neck, but his ass they opened in the public before putting knife on his neck. 

Nwoke rachara enyi ya nwanyi kwayee ya n"ohia, Otu guba ya, O choba nke oga ara _ (abeg someone should say the meaning. I no fit shout) lol
Posted: at 22-11-2011 09:59 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
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